I hope you all are doing great. Recently,
I had been to one of the hidden secrets of UAE know as “wadi Al Helo” for
hiking and there is no better way to experience the wild beauty of the emirate
than on foot. We were bunch of people for this adventurous hiking tour plus
we also had two guides with us all the time showing the way and helping us throughout
the trek. Before going ahead with my experience let me introduce this place to
you all.

Wadi al Helo (‘sweet valley’ in Arabic) is home to an important archaeological site and a restored Islamic watchtower. Nestling in the Hajar mountains, between Kalba and Sharjah, Wadi Al Helo is touted as the Grand Canyon of the UAE, due to its rugged natural beauty. It has been declared a protected area, due to its bountiful birds, reptiles, rodents and freshwater fish. This place is 1 hr away from Dubai and recommended to opt for guide if you are new in town or for hiking. Also this place is more beautiful during rains and popular for full moon night view.

So are you all set for the hike? 😉
Let’s get started-

We reached the place at 10:00 Am
where we meet our handsome guides. We have been given the list of things to
carry with us during hiking which includes comfortable cloths, sport shoes, sunglasses,
water bottle, snacks, sunblock lotion and cap and we were all set with our
stuff. They gave us the brief of area, hiking tour and track.

We started our trek with the 1st mountain
which was smaller and less steep than another one. When I looked at it, I thought
it was easy and I can do it but as we started oh my gosh, it made me realized that
its not going to be that easy. Some how I reached half of the way and my heart
started pounding so fast which made me feel that it would soon jump out of my
mouth. I took a break of 10 mins and then I continued again and some how
managed to reach at the top. If you are lover of raw beauty like me then you
surely will be amazed by the stunning view which I loved watching from top of
the mountain. The View was just marvellous. Likewise, we started our hike for 2nd
mountain.

2nd mountain was bit easy than
first, to climb but while getting down it was too sharp as there were higher chances
of slipping down due to wobbly sand and stone. We all were very careful while
getting down plus helping each other to get down safe. Though few of them fell
down and got hurt but again its an hike and we need to be more alert managing
ourself. Every time the view was fabulous and different from another. I was damn
mesmerised with the view. My heart was so overwhelmed that I kept on clicking
the picture as I just wanted to cover each bit of the view in my little cam. We took a lunch break for half an hour which
was arranged by them and then we resumed our tour for 3rd mountain. Out of 7 we
just covered 3 mountains as it was getting difficult for everyone to hike and
also thanks to the sun for making trek bit difficult with its harsh rays.

As we were moving ahead towards
our 3rd mountain hike we enjoyed few archeologically site like watch tower,
well, fort etc. The last hike was too difficult as it was too steep to climb because
of narrow paths. Somehow, we all made it and reached at the top. Oh my gosh I swear
to god I went crazy with the view. It was superbly spectacular. Beautiful mountains,
paths, farms simply incredible. As all
say, “If you want to enjoy the view, be at that top and look behind to see how
far you have come.” We all were there for 30 mins, chit- chatting and enjoying
the view. We started getting down and again it was little tricky ‘coz of sheer
slopes. We all were so happy that we made it through these 3 big mountains as
every mountain was difficult and tricky from one another.

We gathered at our assembly point
had few fruits and water and then left for our place. Before leaving we, all
shared our hiking experiences with each other and their best moment. In this
entire trip, I was just thinking about how I managed my self to get through all
of these mountains.

If seen otherwise it also teaches
us the lesson that, we have to manage ourself in such a way that we should be
capable of overcoming all kinds of obstacles which are thrown in front of us,
getting through it, looking up at our goals and pushing ourself hard to reach
there. And once we reach there all we get is gorgeous and stunning view which
pays-off all our hard work.

I hope you enjoyed this beautiful journey of trekking with me. For videos do check my Instagram account. Love you all, see you soon in my next post till then take care my birdies.

Hope you all are doing great… I am back with another random post… This time I am sharing my adventure experience with you all. I hope all have seen movie “Zindagi Na Milegi Doobara” and all must have got fascinated by skydive, scuba diving and tamatino festival. Well I was highly impressed by skydiving and it came in my to do list. When I was working in my prev. company which was located on 30th floor (name cant be disclosed) I used to see few bunch of people flying in the sky and landing which really used to excite me and then latter I came to know by one of my colleague that they are sky diving so my to do list thing became my priority. I started convincing my family for this sport but they were so scared that they didn’t allow me. Now it’s been 18 months.

Yes, the day came my birdies. I was turning 30 this may and wanted it to welcome with my open hearts. So, I grabbed the opportunity and gifted this sport to myself on this day. I have booked tandem skydive in which you have to jump with the instructor and videographer who would be capturing your entire movement from the time you jump from the plane till you land. Also, I found Dubai skydive to be the safest place to do if you are scared of height like me as they are very keen with their safety precaution.

I was damn nervous on the day of my jump plus I could feel butterflies in my stomach dancing inside it; felt like my inner child is getting supper active and excited.. I met my instructor and videographer and gosh they were damn handsome. I was interviewed thrice by my videographer- 1st before the time of boarding plane, 2nd just before jump i.e. inside the plane and 3rd after landing. My instructor gave me brief about the skydive and then we boarded plane after 15 min as he checked all my accessories and life jacket. I was about to jump and gosh my heartbeat started beating harder; I literally could sense my heartbeat. I was standing at the plane door keeping my neck up and my instructor said jump…

Yipeeee… I jumped and woohhooooo… what an experience. My heart was literally in my mouth. It took me 30 sec to come back in my senses. I was floating in the sky like bird… Felt the essence of wind touching my skin, senses, face and could breathe the fragrance of the wind… I screamed with joy like a small baby who screams after seeing their fav ice-cream or toy. I didn’t want to land just wanted to float in sky for few more mins. It was such an adventurous, thrilling and awesome experience. This sport has given me lifetime memories to cherish. Latter my instructor opened 2nd parashut which turned in to paragliding and we were there in sky for 10 mins. As I have opted for palm package I was mesmerized to see Marina, worldmap, palm view from above. The view was enthralling and then finally we landed safely. I got my Skydive CD after 45 mins and then we left but meanwhile I enjoyed watching other people doing skydive.

It’s the safest skydive in Dubai and I would recommend everyone to go for it even if you are scared from height like me. You would enjoy it thoroughly mark my words. Also, please note before registering to tandem skydive make sure you go through their FAQs s as they are strict with their rules. I have added my Skydive video on YouTube, do enjoy it watching (link on my website).